Improvement in presses for balincs-bb



WILLIAM J. WIL-LSON, 0F GOLES Letters Patent No. 106,440, lated August16, 1870; antedotczl July 30,1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN PRESSES FOR-BALING- BROM-CORN.

Tha Schedule referred to in these Letter! Patent and matting part c! thesame To all whomiit may concern Be it known that I, WiLmAn J. WiLLsoN,ot' the county ot' Goles, in the State ot' Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful improvements in Presses i'or Baling Broom-Corp;and do hereby declare that the following is a f'ull, clear, and exactdescription thereof',- reference heilig had to the accompanying drawingmaking a part ot" this speeitication, in which'- Figure 1 is aperspective view oi my improved press.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section oi' the same on the line a':I: ot' tig. l.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section ou the line y y of lig. l. l

Figure d is a perspective view cfa bale, as removed from thepress.

Letters ot' like name and kind refer to likeI parts in each et' thefigures.

My invention has for its object the balingot' broolncorn g and to thisend,

It consists inthe peculiar construction and arrangement of the press undbaling-heads, as is hereinafter set forth.

In the annexed drawing- A represent-s a frame, oi' wood, ot' which aniedinm size would be about eight t'ect long, three feet and sixincaeswide, and three feet deep, constructed with suitable longitudinalsills and cross-sills, with standards, and with atop' plate at thesides, leaving the structure open at the top und sides.

Near the front endsot' the sides are two additional standards, 1S andB', for purposes hereinafter described.

rlhe sides ot' this frame are lined on the inside closely Vby suitablescantling, except two slots or openings, U und C', which extend t'rointhe standard 1i tc the rear corner standard.

Upon the cross-sills oi the frame are secured tirmly tive or morelongitudinal timbers, reaching from the t'ront of the l'ront cross-sillto the rear ot" the back cross-sill. These timbers are placed parallelto cach other, and at equal distances apart- The two outer ones, Il),arc bearings, with fiat upper horizontal surfaces, and rise a littleabove the level, vertically, of the bearings included between them, andare placed each at a little distance from the inside of the frame A, andin line with its sides.

ihe bearings D are provided with grooves in their tops, extending tromthe center to their i'ront ends, for the purpose of receiving thebinding-wires- A frame, composed of longitudinal bars 1G, tive or morein number, placed parallel to eachother, and eqnidistant, and iirmlysecured to cross-bars F and is", near tither end, constitutes a top forthe trame A, and covers the central portion of the same, beinp.r aboutone-halt' the entire length ot' said frame.

This top frame just described is held in position by the engagement ot'the ends ot' the cross-bar F', under suitable cleats G, secured to thetop of the plate ot' the trame A, and the t'ront cross-bai- F is alsoheldin place by means oi` metallic links H, secured, in turn, 'withinears I, fastened to the out-side ot the stamt-uds B', which links passover the ends of said cross-bar F, which is snit-ably rounded andbeveled, so that said links may hold them closely.

Each .of the cross-bars F and i4" is cut away at the ends, upon theunder sides, so as to leave shoulders K, which it closely to the insideot the plates ot' the frame A.

,Upon the inside ot' the trame A, and tothe rear of it, is the rear andmovable head L, shown more clearly in tig. 3, constructed ot' twolongitudinal timbers, M and M', whose ends protrude through theopenings() and C', and cross-bars, as many in number as the openingsbetween thetimbers D and D', and in line with said openings, tirlnlyconnecting the timbersM :and Ivi.

Upon these cross-bars 'j ust described are secured metallohoops N, in avertical parallel position, the hoops being bent so as to have acircular, oval, or rectn angular inner form. '..ihese hoops are. similarto those shown in iig. 1, and designated by the letter N', and

cach is aboutone-halt' the circumterencc ot' a circle,

and tapering toward the points.

lo the outer ends ci' the timbers M and M' is se cured the yoke l), otsuitable rod iron.

The front and tixed head L' is constructed similarlyto the head L, andprovided with similar hoops N', and is placed against the front end oi'the frame A, with the hooksrN' inside of said frame and fronting thehooks N, and is secured in place by means of links 1, secured to ears Q,which, in turn, are fastened to bothD standards B and B'. These links 1slip overthe outer ends ofthe timbers M" and M which are snitablybeveled and rounded, for the purposeoi' being held closely.

1u connection with the frame A, l use a longitudi nal frame, of thesaine width as said frame A, and

about sixteen t'eet long, suitably constructed with sills.

and cross-sills, one end oi'the longitudinal sills oi' which restagainst and may be secured to the t'ront ends ot' the longitudinalsillsoithe flame A. This trame now being describedserves as a bed t'or aplatform upon which to receive the bale, when pressed and removed t'romthe press, and also being placed between said press and a platform, uponwhich a suitable eapstan is placed; it serves to keep' them apart whenpower is applied ior compression.

lu connection with this apparat-ns, and whenever it -may be desired tohave the bale tint and nearly rectangular in forni, instead ot'attaching.,r the hoops N and N' to the heads themselves, as. beforedescribed, I attach them to separate frames 1t, as shown in iig. 4 otfered to remain n on it for an convenient -len lrth of time, thusperforming substantially the otiice of acompress, while the press itselfis lel't unoccupied and ready for work.

' In connection with the yoke O, and hooked into the bight of it, I useproper irou rods, distended by a spreader-to thewidth ofthe frame A, towhich, in

turn, is attached a suitable triangle or clevis, towhich theeapstan-rope is secured, which rope is wound about and operated byasuitable capstan.

The operation of my apparatus is as follows:

.I place the ,frame A, the platform connected with it, and the=capstan,in suitable position, and lirmly secure cach in place. I remove the topE F F', and throw the broo1n-corn into the frame crosswise, havingpreviously placed suit-able lmling wires in the grooves of the timbersD', and, when` the press is ti-lled, 'I replace and secure. the top tothe devices described. I then apply power to the capstan, and, by meansof its'rope, connections, and the yoke- O, draw the rear head L as.closely as possible to the front head L'.v The broom-corn, heiligclosely embraced' by the hooks N and N', will assume the form of theinterior outlines otfsaid hoops, and will be contained between them. Ithen remove the top of the press, bring the wires up over the bales,and' tighten and secure them in any propel' manner. l then re-4 vmorethe `front head of thc press, and roll the bale out, which is then readyfor transportation. I replace the fronthead, lill up the press again,and proceed as before. v

In case it is desired to have the bales quite tlat,

and very nearly rectangular in form, I use the spare frames beforedescribed, provided with hoops, and loosely attached by pins to theinside of the front and rear heads. g

After the bale is compressed, and the bali-ng wires fastened, as beforedescribed, I also secure the frames to 'each other, holding the balebetween them. I then roll ont the bale, with the. frame attached, and,by means of a baling-needle, I pass wires through the uarrowest diameterof' the bales,.and around the wires by which the bale is, already bound,and thus attach these wires, on opposite sides, to each other, andprevent the bale from assuming a 'cylindrical form.

The advantages claimed forV this invention are, cheapness ofconstruction and repair, durability, rapidity, and eectiveness inoperation, and a superiority in foi-.m and compact-ness ot the balecompressed by it.

Having thus l fully explained my invention and its method 'of operation,

XVhat I claim' as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The top E, F, and Il, in combination with the cleats- G and links H,when constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.'

Also, the front endL' lt M", provided with the hoops N', and, incombination with the links P, when constructed and arranged to operatesubstantially as and for the pur-pose setforth.

Also, iirconnectimi with t-he heads L and L', the frames 1t, whenconstructed and arranged.' toA operate substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the tbregolng, I have hereunto set my handthis` Sth day of December, 186.

WM. J. WILLSON.

Titi iesses:

FRED. I. Rosle, DANIEL I-Ltnnox,

